Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Eswatini: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 63.4% (2024), 135th of 188 in the world and 8th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 139.8 (2024), 42nd of 210 in the world and 6th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 2.5 (2024), 155th of 208 in the world and 11th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Internet users
EswatiniSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
EswatiniSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Eswatini in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 63.4%2024 | 135/188 | 8/46 | 0.9% | 11.0% | 49.0% | +38.4 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 139.82024 | 42/210 | 6/48 | 3.2 | 65.3 | 104.7 | +73%since 2014 | 90.4 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 2.52024 | 155/208 | 11/48 | · | 0.3 | 2.3 | +458%since 2014 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 2.92024 | 145/213 | 5/48 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | −27%since 2014 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1172024 | 161/215 | 9/48 | · | 4 | 107 | +531%since 2014 | 903 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 89.3%2024 | 162/215 | 8/48 | 20.4% | 45.6% | 80.0% | +24.3 ppsince 2014 | 55.1% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 88.3%2024 | 155/211 | 5/47 | 10.4% | 39.8% | 76.1% | +29.0 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 92.1%2024 | 177/213 | 17/48 | 54.8% | 65.4% | 92.3% | +8.1 ppsince 2014 | 82.9% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 56.0%2024 | 135/192 | 9/48 | 26.0% | 38.0% | 51.0% | +12.0 ppsince 2014 | 22.9% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 1,102 kWh2024 | 105/149 | 5/32 | 658 kWh | 1,339 kWh | 1,092 kWh | −2.4%since 2014 | 380 kWh | 928 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 977 kgoe2024 | 92/150 | 6/32 | 914 kgoe | 836 kgoe | 1,006 kgoe | −2.8%since 2014 | 476 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 31.3%2024 | 5/149 | 3/32 | 65.4% | 19.1% | 27.2% | −6.0 ppsince 2014 | 13.4% | 14.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+38.4 pp63.4% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+458%2.5 in 2024
- Secure servers+531%117 in 2024
- Electricity access+24.3 pp89.3% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Eswatini and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Eswatini. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Eswatini | South Africa | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 63.4%2024 | 78.4%2024 | 20.5%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 139.82024 | 179.32024 | 49.52024 |
| Fixed broadband | 2.52024 | 5.32024 | 0.12024 |
| Fixed telephone | 2.92024 | 1.62024 | 0.12024 |
| Secure servers | 1172024 | 16,6582024 | 372024 |
| Electricity access | 89.3%2024 | 90.2%2024 | 36.9%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 88.3%2024 | 86.3%2024 | 12.3%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 92.1%2024 | 92.4%2024 | 79.8%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 56.0%2024 | 90.0%2024 | 8.0%2024 |